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Author, retired VCU English professor featured in ‘Dick Tracy’ comic this Sunday
Dec. 1, 2022
Tom De Haven, who wrote a series of novels centered around comics and cartoonists and taught creative writing in the Department of English at VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences, appeared as himself on Sunday in the comic he grew up admiring.
Class of 2022: Public service, impact guide Evan Hirsh’s focus on intelligence analysis
Nov. 29, 2022
Internships with the Henrico County Police Division, Virginia State Police and Defense Intelligence Agency have prepared Hirsh, graduating with degrees from the Wilder School and College of Humanities and Sciences, to launch a career in intelligence.
Class of 2022: Sabrina Sims follows in the footsteps of TV hero ‘Bones’
Nov. 28, 2022
Forensic science major, a Navy veteran and former PI and correctional officer, studies ancestral remains from the East Marshall Street Well Project to help determine ancestry.
English professor’s sound studies unearth forgotten musical histories of the African Atlantic
Nov. 22, 2022
Mary Caton Lingold interprets Atlantic Africans’ musical performances in the 1600-1800s and what they might have meant to the people performing them.
Class of 2022: Helping others is a passion for graduating senior Shawn Williams
Nov. 21, 2022
Williams’ work focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion, and they have been involved in campus leadership and service.
Class of 2022: In the ‘Bug Lab,’ Eric Escobar-Chena gained a passion for research and a respect for insects
Nov. 18, 2022
Biology major is considering graduate school opportunities in ecology with a focus on field work and beetles.
‘A setback … just sets the tone for a greater comeback’
Nov. 17, 2022
Freshman year did not go as planned for English major Sydney Wardrett, but with help from her professors and an academic coach, she made a mental shift and got back on track.
iCubed scholar seeks answers for how racial and ethnic identities form and change
Nov. 16, 2022
Chelsea Williams’ research seeks a broader view on intimate questions of identity.
Divorce or relationship discord between parents may indicate children’s genetic risk for future alcohol misuse
Nov. 16, 2022
A study, co-authored by a VCU developmental psychology doctoral student and a Rutgers researcher, found that experiencing adversities around divorce and marital discord can be “one pathway through which genetic risk for alcohol problems is passed from parents to their children.”
VCU forensic science department wins three research awards
Nov. 16, 2022
Scientists, who each worked in VCU’s Forensic Toxicology Research lab, honored at Society of Forensic Toxicologists meeting.